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LINCOLN – Governor Pete Ricketts and First Lady Susanne Shore revealed the design of the next general issue Nebraska license plate. The design is a mosaic pattern depicting the Genius of Creative Energy and is based on artwork inside the Nebraska Capitol Building.

Visit Nebraska parks, engage in healthy recreation — and possibly win prizes — by joining the 2022 Great Park Pursuit, an exploration of 20 official parks sites across the state. The free program encourages participants to visit the designated community, regional, state and federal parks between now and October 31, 2022.

Nebraska Extension will host a stocker/yearling systems summer meeting and tour Thursday, June 23 , 2022, in Imperial. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. MDT and the program will kick off at 9:00 a.m. MDT at the Crossroads Wesleyan Church, Imperial. Lunch is sponsored by Merck Animal Health, followed by a tour of Wine Glass Ranch in the afternoon.

On 05/24/2022 at 12:50 a.m., an officer responded to the 200 block of West A Street for a male laying in the middle of the road. Subject was removed from the roadway.

MAY 31, 2022 (NORTH PLATTE, NE) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed from the road 20 impaired drivers during Memorial Day Weekend. Troopers also assisted 226 motorists in need of help throughout the state.

JUNE 2, 2022 (GRAND ISLAND, NE) - One of the most notable times of year in Nebraska is underway: Construction season. Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol are adding emphasis around work zones to keep construction crews and motorists safe during the summer months.

We’re in the middle of making history on so many levels. For years now, repaving Main Street, aka Highway 83, or the IN VALENTINE Project as it’s become known, was always going to be done.

Mary Schubert Hollopeter dedicated an American flag to the residents of Cherry Hills at the May resident birthday party on May 25, 2022. The flag was flown over the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

The City of Valentine has announced that NPPD will have a planned power outage affecting all City of Valentine electric customers beginning on Friday June 10, at 12:00 a.m. until Friday June 10, at 2:00 a.m.

Around 2:35 p.m. on Sunday, June 3, lightening or moisture caused one of the lightening arrestors on the Government Street substation to blow.